Mike999 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Snake45 said: That "8" Howitzer" sounds familiar. I think I might have had that as a kid, too. Here's a fun page about the Aurora 1/48 artillery kits, including that 8-inch howitzer. One kit in here that I've never seen but sure hope Atlantis re-issues: the totally fictional but also totally cool M-8 Cargo Carrier with a Lacrosse missile launcher mounted on top. What a great post-apocalyptic anti-zombie weapon! http://modelarchives.free.fr/archives_P/Aurora48AFV_P/Aurora48AFV_kit_P/AuroraAFV48_USguns.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I had this version Used it in Anzio landing project six of my friends and I presented (as a way to kill the entire school day. Sr. Grace knew what we were perpetrating; but, let us do it anyway. She appreciated our ingenuity. ) in seventh grade. It was a pretty nice kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I'm getting quite excited about this Atlantis news. Looking through my Thomas Graham books for bothe Aurora and Revell's history if we are lucky there may be a number of these old kits that may become available over the next few years, the Convair ShuttleCraft kit is listed by Graham as $200+ in the collector market, I built the Atlas/gantry kit as a kid and while my build is long gone I look forward to building it again and as I recall it takes up a fair amount of shelf space. Aurora had a fair number of 48th scale armour kits and they were well done and included such rare beasts as the Swedish S tank. I hope Atlantis sells enough of these old kits that Revell's new owners regret abandoning these molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Thanks for posting that price list. Lots of classic Aurora kits on the table. I just asked Pete about the Invaders UFO on FB. Ebay sellers asking two bills for the 2015 re-issue are gonna take a beating. Who woulda thunk that it took a bankruptcy to let this great stuff see light of day again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Both kits we heard about previously. I guess no news is good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 you can now pre-order the Baron . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 $33 for GotRB??? How big is it????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Dave Van said: $33 for GotRB??? How big is it????? "Measures 4 1/4″ L x 7″ H x 4 1/4 D" This base has stated dimensions of 8.75" x 5": Edited October 30, 2018 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 3 hours ago, robertw said: ...Aurora had a fair number of 48th scale armour kits and they were well done and included such rare beasts as the Swedish S tank.. Aurora did the even more rare MBT-70 in 1/48. The joint US-German tank project in the 1970s. That was the only plastic model of that tank in existence until a couple of years ago, when Dragon/DML did it in 1/35 scale. Lots of great old stuff on that list. Looking forward to them, even if my wallet is not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Mike999 said: Aurora did the even more rare MBT-70 in 1/48. The joint US-German tank project in the 1970s. That was the only plastic model of that tank in existence until a couple of years ago, when Dragon/DML did it in 1/35 scale. Lots of great old stuff on that list. Looking forward to them, even if my wallet is not... I saw that unbuilt kit at a local flea market about a year ago. Price was reasonable, too--I think about $20. I should have bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Fingers crossed. No licensing required beyond Tom Daniel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) I'm hoping for this one ? some day soon . Edited November 3, 2018 by Mr mopar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 11/2/2018 at 1:23 PM, Casey said: Fingers crossed. No licensing required beyond Tom Daniel. Those rights are owned by Daniel Intellectual Property (aka Tom Daniel). I happen to know that He is working with Atlantis to reissue any of his kits and has already received some test shots from them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Mr mopar said: I'm hoping for this one ? some day soon . Never saw that before. Is the body anywhere near 1/25? That is, could that body be used on a Manx frame? There were a LOT of clone, ripoff, and me-too dune buggy makers for a while there back in the day. If the body's anywhere near the right size, it could make an interesting dune buggy variation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Snake45 said: Never saw that before. Is the body anywhere near 1/25? That is, could that body be used on a Manx frame? There were a LOT of clone, ripoff, and me-too dune buggy makers for a while there back in the day. If the body's anywhere near the right size, it could make an interesting dune buggy variation. it's more inline of 1/32 and it's distorted a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Mr mopar said: it's distorted a bit. I painted the body on this one, and repaired a broken axle or two--a big issue on these kits, given the torsional forces acting upon the rear axle due to the unsupported front end. Edited November 4, 2018 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Thanks Mr. Mopar and Casey. Looks like it wouldn't work for what I had in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Edited November 16, 2018 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Oh boy! I can't wait. I've been wanting the Ghost of the Red Baron forever. Missed it the first time it was out. (I don't think my mother would have approved of that one at the time. But since she's gone, I don't think she'll object too much now.) I'm glad to hear that Tom Daniel and Atlantis are working together to get some of his other kits back on the market. Maybe there is hope of seeing the Poison Pinto (the green version, please) and Mean Maverick hit the shelves again one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I'm in for a Mean Maverick......but in truth I can;t see it. I'd even take it minus the motor and wires if that would make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 20 hours ago, Dave Van said: I'm in for a Mean Maverick......but in truth I can;t see it. I'd even take it minus the motor and wires if that would make it happen. Me too !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 9/19/2018 at 10:16 PM, horsepower said: Maybe there's that rare two bodied '34 Ford coupe in there!? Awesome thought, but Monogram management at the time scrapped anything similar to what they already had. I'd hazard a guess they scrapped 90 percent of the Aurora tools, including that cool double 34 Ford Coupe tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Darby Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 10/16/2018 at 4:24 AM, Bugatti Fan said: Only serious collectors are willing enough to shell out ridiculous amounts of cash for old plastic kits that in all probability will never be built, and end up in landfill after their demise! Serious .modellers on the other hand will either wait for the reissue, or actually enjoy getting and building that perceived rare kit and doing what the kit was designed for! Counterpoint. Oftentimes those old kits cant be reissued, either in the original form, or possibly not at all. The tools may have been modified or scrapped. Also, those Collectible kits seldom end up in the landfill these days. I'm a builder and a collector. I prefer original issue kits for a variety of reasons, but generally only build the basket case ones, or do restorations (or in many cases preservations). 95 percent of this build is 59 year old plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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